1.  H. T. Zhou, J. H. Mao, G. Li, Y. L. Wang, X. L. Feng, S. X. Du, K. Mu llen, and H.-J. Gao
“Direct Imaging of Intrinsic Molecular Orbitals Using Two-dimensional, Epitaxially-grown, Nanostructured Graphene for Study of Single Molecule and Interactions”
Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 153101 (2011)(Cover story)

2.  Li Huang, Yi Pan, Lida Pan, Min Gao, Wenyan Xu, Yande Que, Haitao Zhou, Yeliang Wang, Shixuan Du, and H.-J. Gao
“Intercalation of Metal Islands and Films at the Interface of Epitaxially Grown Graphene and Ru(0001) Surfaces”
Appl. Phys. Lett.  99, 163107 (2011)

3. M. Gao, Y. Pan, L. Huang, H. Hu, L. Z. Zhang, H. M. Guo, S. X. Du, and H.-J. Gao
“Epitaxial Growth and Structural Property of Graphene on Pt(111)”
Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 033101 (2011)

4. L. D. Pan, L. Z. Zhang, B. Q. Song, S. X. Du, and H.-J. Gao
“Graphyne- and Graphdiyne-based Nanoribbons: Density Functional Theory Calculations of Electronic Structures”
Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 173102 (2011)

5.  Y. H. Jiang, W. D. Xiao, L. W. Liu, L. Z. Zhang, J. C. Lian, K. Yang, S. X. Du, and H.-J. Gao
“Self-Assembly of Metal Phthalocyanines on Pb(111) and Au(111) Surfaces at Submonolayer Coverage”
J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 21750 (2011)

6. Lizhi Zhang, Zhihai Cheng, Qing Huan, Xiaobo He, Xiao Lin, Li Gao, Zhitao Deng, Nan Jiang, Qi Liu, Shixuan Du, Haiming Guo, and Hong-jun Gao
“Site- and Configuration-Selective Anchoring of Iron-Phthalocyanine on the Step Edges of Au(111) Surface”
J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 10791 (2011)

7. Y. Y. Zhang, S. X. Du, and H.-J. Gao
“Binding Configuration, Electronic Structure, and Magnetic Properties of Metal Phthalocyanines on a Au(111) Surface Studied with ab Initio Calculations”
Phys. Rev. B 84, 125446 (2011)

8. J. T. Sun, L. Gao, X. B. He, Z. H. Cheng, Z. T. Deng, X. Lin,H. Hu, S. X. Du, Feng Liu, and H.-J. Gao
“Surface Reconstruction Transition of Metals Induced by Molecular Adsorption”
Phys. Rev. B 83, 115419 (2011)

9. H. G. Zhang, J. T. Sun, T. Low, L. Z. Zhang, Y. Pan, Q. Liu, J. H. Mao, H. T. Zhou, H. M. Guo, S. X. Du, F. Guinea, and H.-J. Gao
“Assembly of Iron Phthalocyanine and Pentacene Molecules on a Graphene Monolayer Grown on Ru(0001) ”
Phys. Rev. B 84, 245436 (2011)

10. Guo Li, Valentino R. Cooper,Jun-Hyung Cho, Shixuan Du, Hong-Jun Gao, and Zhenyu Zhang
“Self-assembly of Molecular Wires on H-terminated Si(100) Surfaces Driven by London Dispersion Forces”
Phys. Rev. B 84, 241406 (2011)

11. Z.H. Cheng , S.X. Du , N. Jiang , Y.Y. Zhang , W. Guo , W.A. Hofer , H.-J. Gao
“High Resolution Scanning-Tunneling-Microscopy Imaging of Individual Molecular Orbitals by Eliminating the Effect of Surface Charge”
Surf. Sci. 605, 415 (2011)

12.  Zhihai Cheng, Shixuan Du, Wei Guo, Li Gao, Zhitao Deng, Nan Jiang, Haiming Guo, Hao Tang, and H. -J. Gao
“Direct Imaging of Molecular Orbitals of Metal Phthalocyanines on Metal Surfaces with an O₂-Functionalized Tip of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope”
Nano Res. 4(6), 523 (2011)

13.  Yuan Tian, Chengmin Shen, Chen Li, Xuezhao Shi, Yuan Huang, and Hongjun Gao
“Synthesis of Monodisperse CoPt₃ Nanocrystals and Their Catalytic Behavior for Growth of Boron Nanowires”
Nano Res. 4(8), 780 (2011)

14.  Sudong Yang, Chengmin Shen, Yanyu Liang, Hao Tong, Wei He, Xuezhao Shi, Xiaogang Zhang and Hong-jun Gao
“Graphene Nanosheets-Polypyrrole Hybrid Material as a Highly Active Catalyst Support for Formic Acid Electro-Oxidation”
Nanoscale, 3, 3277  (2011)

15. Chao Hui, Chengmin Shen, Jifa Tian, Lihong Bao, Hao Ding, Chen Li, Yuan Tian, Xuezhao Shi and Hong-Jun Gao
“Core-shell Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ Nanoparticles Synthesized with Well-dispersed Hydrophilic Fe3O4 Seeds”
Nanoscale 3, 701–705 (2011)

16. Rui Liu, Shannon M. Mahurin, Chen Li, Raymond R. Unocic, Juan C. Idrobo, Hongjun Gao, Stephen J. Pennycook, and Sheng Dai
“Dopamine as a Carbon Source: The Controlled Synthesis of Hollow Carbon Spheres and Yolk-Structured Carbon Nanocomposites”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 6799 (2011)

17. Li Chen, Tian Yuan, Wang Dengke, Shi Xuezhao, Hui Chao, Shen Chengmin, Gao Hong-Jun
“Tuning Field Mmission Properties of Boron Nanocones with Catalyst Concentration”
Chin. Phys. B 20, 037903 (2011)

18. Lu Hong-Liang, Zhang Chen-Dong, Cai Jin-Ming, Gao Min, Zou Qiang, Guo Hai-Ming, and Gao Hong-Jun
“Measuring Thermoelectric Property of Nano-heterostructure”
Chin. Phys. B 20, 107301 (2011)

19. Jiang Yu-Hang, Liu Li-Wei, Yang Kai, Xiao Wen-De, and Gao Hong-Jun
“Self-assembly and Growth of Manganese Phthalocyanine on an Au(111) Surface”
Chin. Phys. B 20, 096401 (2011) 

20. Shi Xue-Zhao, Shen Cheng-Min,, Wang Deng-Ke, Li Chen, Tian Yuan, Xu Zhi-Chuan, Wang Chun-Ming, and Gao Hong-Jun
“Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Properties of Highly Ordered Self-assemblies of Gold Nanorods with Different Aspect ratios”
Chin. Phys. B 20, 076103 (2011)

21. Yang Su-Dong, Shen Cheng-Min, Tong Hao, He Wei, Zhang Xiao-Gang and Gao Hong-Jun
“Highly Dispersed Pd Nanoparticles on Chemically Modified Graphene with Aminophenyl Groups for Formic Acid Oxidation”
Chin. Phys. B 20, 113301 (2011)